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DOCKED TAIL [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
DEF

[A tail in which] a section of the tail bones has been removed.

Key term(s)
  • cock tail
  • bobtail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Élevage des animaux
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
DEF

Queue [...] amputée (écourtée).

CONT

Chevaux à longue queue, à courte queue.

CONT

Si le petit chien a la queue courte, tu pourras l'appeler Bobtail, qui veut dire écourté; s'il l'a en gimblette, ce serait Trundletail, qui signifie queue arrondie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
  • Cría de ganado
  • Cría de ganado caballar
  • Cría de perros y gatos
CONT

"Bobtail" en lengua inglesa quiere decir "cola cortada", pues cuando estos perros nacen con cola se procede a su rápida amputación.

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